Latch plate for transplit rims



April 13 1926. 1,580,978

J. H. WAGENHORST LATCH PLATE FOR TRANSPLIT RIMS Filed Jan, 23, 1922Patented Apr. ld, i925.

"s a ne "r11 lill LAIGH PLATE EGR TRANSPLIT REIMS.

fo4 @Z5 Lo/icm 't may concern.'

Be it known that Janes lil. lAGnN- ironsr, a citizen oi the UnitedStates, residin@` at daclison, in the county of Jackson and State oi'idichigan, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Latch`Plates 'tor Transplit Rims, ot which the followingl is a full,clear,and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings. j

rlhis intention relates generally to deniountable tire carrying riinsfor autoincbiles and incre particularly to a novel construction of latchfor connecting together the ends ot a transplit riin, the'object being'to provide a cheap, simple and eflicient torni olf latch, which whenclosed will hold thev rni ends against. both lateral and radialseparation, and another object 1s to provide i device oit such a naturethat the inovable part can be easily manipulated either to locl orunlock the parts, and which when once in place will remain lirin.

wi/itli these objects in view the invention consists broadly inconnecting a bridge plate rigidly to one end of the rim, upon the innerLiace, so that it will project beyond the split, providing saidprojecting portion with an opening] which receives an inwardlyprojectingstud attached to the opposite end oi" the riin and attaching alatch pivotally to the end et the bridge plate and whichis adapted to bebrought into engagement with the stud, which inay be notched or groovedto receive the end ot said latch, or the stud may be headed and the.latch notched or recessed to lit the shank of the stud, and in eachconstruction hold the parts against dis* engagement. i

The invention consists also incertain details ci" constructionhereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

ln the drawings forming` a part of this spe-citication, 1` is alongitudinal sectional view ot one torni of riln latch einbodving myinvention; Fig. 2 is a plan view ot the saine: Fig. 3 is a sectionalView of a slightly different forni and Fig. Il a plan view olt thesaine; and Fig. 5 is a plan View ot a slight modification.

Referring to the drawings A designates one end of a. tire carrying' rimand B the other end thereof, the division point or split being indicatedat C. Y

A. bridge plate l) is rigidly connected to tl e end i- Vupon the inner'side thereof and projects beyond the split C said plate beingsTpreferablysecured by a rivet lll. rlhe prcje i .rg portion has anopening` F produced therein to receiv'e an inwardly projecting stid Gattached to the end B orf riin, the shank oit' said stud being rivetedin the base ot the rini as shown. i

A latch H is pivoted to the bridge platte D, preferably at its free end,and turns upon its pivot I and itsfree end is intended to be moved intoa notch, recess 0r groove K, out in the side of the stud G next to thepivot l. and when this latch is thus brought into locked relation withthe stud it is obvious that the bridge plate cannot become dis-v engagedand that the riin ends will therefore be held against both radial andlateral inoveinent.

lhe latch plate is 'flanged or upset at one side as shown at L and thisupset edge or flange. serves as a stop to limit the engaging nioveinentand it also aids in disengaging the latch as it provides a striking ortapping point `for a tool when it becomes necessary to force the latchend out 0i" engagement with the stud.

ln Fig. 3 the latch plate D is offset at D2 Y and the stud G has a headG2 which is somewhat larger than the shank, and the latch H is pivotedat I and is provided with a notch or recess H2 which receives the shankof the stud when the latch is moved over the head G2 which fits into theopening` "F nearthe -free end of the bridge plate. The latch has thesaine upset edge or liange L serving the same purpose.

The oliset D2 in the bridge plate also pernlits the introduction of ascrew driver or tire tool tor separating` the rim ends after the` latchhas been disengaged.

In Fig. 5 the bringe plate D3 is dat instead of offset and the latch H2is upon the inner face thereof as inFigs. l and 2 but the stud G3 isheaded and the latch is notched or recessed to fit the shank between thehead of stud and bridge plate. The same upset edge or hangs L is alsoprovided.

lt will thus be seen that l provide a cheap, simple and e'tlicientconstruction of latch plate for locking the ends of a transplit rim andalso one which can be readilyv applied and likewise easily manipulated.

Having thus deseribed my invention, what I claim is: f

1. The combination with a traiisplit riin, of a bridge plate attaehedvtoone end of the rim and having an opening beneath the other end, a studcarried by seid other end and engaging said opening, and a latchpivted't'o said bridge plate and engagingsaid stud,

of a stud carried vby one end ef the rim, a

bridge plate carried bythe other end of the rim and having an opeiiingtoreceive the stud and a latch pivoted t'efthe bridge i'jlate forengagement with'tlie stud, one of said members being recessed, thebridge plate being offset.

4. The combination, with a, transpl-it rim, of e stud carried by one endof the rim, a bridge plate carried by the other end of the .r'ii'ii andhaving an 'opening to receive the stop and a latch kpivoted to thebridge plate for yengagement with the stud, one of said members beingrecessed, the bridge plate being ofi-set and the latch having a flangeat one side. l

- 5. The combination withra transplit rim, of a headed stud carried byone end of the rim, 'a bridge plate carried by the other end et said rimand having an opening to receive the head of the stud, and a recessedlateli plate'pivote'd to the bridge plate, and pro` ,vided with yaflange at one side.

ln testimony lwhereof, I hereunto afix my signature.l

,-niiviire H. WiieENHoiisr

